Ship impactful, end-to-end features that improve student and teacher experiences
Help set and evolve technical direction, translating business goals into pragmatic technical plans
Improve product and engineering foundations, including code quality, observability, CI/CD, and developer tooling
Own operational excellence, addressing performance, scalability, security, reliability, and incident response
Partner closely with product managers and designers on UX, interaction design, and execution
Participate across the full lifecycle: prototyping, testing, rollout, and ongoing support
Provide technical leadership through design discussions, code reviews, and mentorship

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
Strong backend experience (e.g., Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, Scala), with willingness to ramp up on Kira’s stack (Kotlin, Python)
Ability to own technical decisions and execute with minimal guidance in ambiguous environments
Hands-on experience operating production systems and cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS)
Experience designing APIs, working with relational databases (e.g., MySQL), and shipping complex systems
Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable deployment practices
Clear written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with changing priorities
A positive, can-do attitude. You’re not deterred by minor setbacks and are able to swiftly overcome ambiguity
Impeccable attention to detail
(Preferred) Extensive experience contributing to frontend codebases (e.g., React, TypeScript)
(Preferred) Experience with integrating LLM-backed services, including API usage, evaluation, and operational considerations

Competitive compensation and equity. For applicants in the US, the salary range for this role is $170,000
$230,000, depending on relevant considerations like professional experience and related skill sets.
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee premiums.
Flexible PTO policy and company holidays
Lunch stipend daily

Senior Software Engineer, Backend, Infrastructure Focus

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